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They don't take the place of turkey, but they are good vittles. "Dito for the hens that lay eggs so we cant kill them for Thanksgiving dinner. "Dito for the eggs. They meen muny, Gale says. "Dito for the hot biskits we are going to have for supper. "Dito cause this paper wont hold any more. My hand akes. "Amen. Peace Greenfield."
"Mi hart has allers ben yourn, it is old now, but it ain't dride up nun. will yu marry me now iv got tu be a poor old man. if yu wil i wil cum fur yu on the fust bote. iv got a leetle muny lade up fur a wet day. i hev allers ben stidy, and never drunk anything in my hull life. if yu wil hev me let me no as quick as lightnin figerative speekin. your old flame, philip Roarer Chimney Rock.
You never said I mustn't write it, Gail." "What did you write?" asked Gail, faintly. "I just said well, here's the paper. I kept it 'cause he is such a pretty writer." She drew a crumpled scrap out of her pocket, smoothed it out carefully, and passed it over to Gail. At the top of the page in Peace's childish scrawl were scribbled these words, "Didn't you reely put that muny in our barn?"
The muny you owe us would have come in handier. Peace Greenfield." He tucked the note in his pocket, dropped the shoes on the kitchen mantle, and went chuckling about his morning work. Hardly had he finished his numerous tasks, when he was surprised to see Peace coming slowly up the path, with eyes down-cast and face an uncomfortable red.
"Thank you, my men, thank you. Here's a drink for you," said Melrose, stretching out his hand. The foremost labourer took the coin and held it to the lantern. He burst into rough laughter. "Saxpence! My word, Jim! here's a gentleman wot's free wi' his muny. Saxpence! Two men and two lanterns fur t' best part of a mile! We're goin' cheap to-night, Jim.
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